I dunno, I didn't think it was that bad. It wasn't safe, or electorally helpful to the Democratic Party, but unlike Michael Moore's "fictitious president" blast from a few years back, it made perfect sense, and was right on the merits. Clooney's speech recalled Hollywood moments that really did fit the best traditions of liberalism, and it's not really clear to me why he shouldn't have given it. Hollywood is constantly under attack for its liberalism and elitism, it's hard for me to begrudge them a response.
